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If consumers are willing to pay a premium to own Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, they must be willing to pay a premium for hotels. That is the assumption Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) is making. The online travel company has announced that it will show more expensive hotel offers to Mac users....

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is gearing up for a major event on Monday. From acquisitions and tablet talk to Xbox branding and Windows Phone rumors, there are a lot of things that the Windows maker could announce next week. Let's dissect three of them. Nokia Finds a New Owner Next to Apple (NASDAQ:...

What does Apple get for working with Verizon, the nation's number-two cellular carrier? Complaints, betrayal, and a lifetime of headaches. At this time last year, you couldn't escape the hype for the iPhone 4's long-awaited debut on Verizon (NYSE: VZ). After all, the iPhone was the world's single-...

Does the rise of one industry mean the death of another? There's been a lot of hype this week surrounding the way in which Xbox 360 – once touted as a game console that can do everything – is being used. For many years, consumers primarily used the device to play games. But new reports suggest...

The dot-com giant wants to bring a little something extra to Google Play. For those of you who haven't visited Google.com (NASDAQ: GOOG) today, here's a quick update: the company is now promoting Android Market – which has been renamed Google Play – on the main page with a “Play NEW” icon...

By the end of 2012, the world of personal computing could be changed forever. Right now it appears that we are living in a Mac world. Or, more appropriately, an Apple world comprised of shiny and silvery, aluminum-encased items that are taking over the tech industry. Later this year, Apple (NASDAQ...

As personal computer shipments decline in the United States, Apple's greatly increase. The increase is so great, in fact, that it suggests that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is actually growing the market beyond the presumed reach of the business. According to TechCrunch, Gartner (NYSE: IT) – an...

In what could be described as the umpteenth report from comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) regarding mobile data, the market research firm has revealed that while the iPhone is very popular, the award for the most successful platform still belongs to none other than Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). “91.4 million...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is blaming it on a shortage of hard disk drives. But is that an accurate assessment? While Intel has had a decent (but fluctuating) year, other corporations within the semiconductor industry – including Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) – have...

If unrelenting greed wasn't enough to chase investors away, maybe Zynga's accounting practices will turn them off. Business Insider has posted an interesting video from Bloomberg's Cory Johnson, in which the reporter breaks down the social game company's revenue and so-called profits. In short,...

Small short-term gains, massive long-term losses. Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo investors are increasingly unhappy with Nintendo, a company that is determined to stick to its tried-and-true business model of making games exclusively for its own devices. This strategy is nothing new;...

Finland-based phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) plans to stop selling low-end phones and Symbian-based smartphones in North America, as the company goes all-in on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) newest mobile Windows software. In interview with AllThingsD this week, the head of Nokia's U.S. subsidiary,...